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United States Patent | 5,678,362 |
Hulls ,   et al. | October 21, 1997 |
A termite shield according to the present invention provides a physical barrier between a foundation and a wooden building structure, a detection mechanism for detecting termite presence, and a chemical termiticide in the form of a bait block. The termite shield includes a sill plate barrier which is positioned between a masonry foundation and a sill of a wooden structure. An interior bait block holder is removably attached to the sill plate barrier on an interior side of the foundation, and an exterior bait block holder is removably attached to the sill plate barrier at an exterior side of the foundation. The bait block holders may be provided with a block of wood which is inspected periodically to detect the activity of termites. If termites are detected, the block of wood may be replaced with a bait block of cellulosic material containing termiticide. The termite control device addresses the disadvantages of the prior art at least by combining the benefits of a physical termite barrier with the use of chemical termiticides to control termites.
Inventors: | Hulls; Byron (Reynoldsburg, OH); Schmidt; Kathy D. (Utica, OH) |
Assignee: | Owens-Corning Fiberglas Technology, Inc. (Summit, IL) |
Appl. No.: | 635997 |
Filed: | April 22, 1996 |
Current U.S. Class: | 52/105; 43/124; 52/293.3 |
Intern'l Class: | E04B 001/72; E04H 009/16 |
Field of Search: | 52/101,293.3 43/124,132.1 |
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